You may not be my generation. But, if you are a movie lover like me, you will remember Terence Hill and Bud Spencer from the 1970s for their spaghetti westerns and action comedies. Their popularity among Italian actors. They adapted Sergio Leone’s grim Westerns, popularized by Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cliff, into family-friendly comedy.
These cowboys were attractive and gentlemanly, skilled with weapons and cards, and quick at the piano. Ladies of easy virtue encouraged them to dance in the barroom.
The brothers originally featured in They Call Me Trinity in 1971 as bounty hunters who team up to protect Mormon settlers from Mexican bandits. This was a huge success due to its wild humor. Terence Hill, is more gorgeous than most Hollywood actors, with the most striking blue eyes. He was athletic and added grace, elegance, and slapstick humor to his active battle sequences. Bud Spencer, a bulky guy with half-closed eyelids, a scruffy beard, and ham-like fists, defeated all enemies with a single punch to the skull. In one movie, he fought former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Joe Bugner in the closing scene. Together, they created 18 movies.
Everyone was quite entertaining. Their plans were simple. The conversations were more basic. Special effects and camera trickery were absent. Car chases and love scenes are off. The movies entertained you for an hour and 30 minutes, leaving you content and joyful.
I grew up watching Terrence Hill and Bud Spencer. To my joy, their movies are now available on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Yesterday, a wet Sunday, I stayed home to keep my feet dry. In 1974, I witnessed their biggest hit, Watch Out We’re Mad. I’ve seen great, serious, and significant movies over time. But, I am grateful for the ability to watch old films that were created only for entertainment.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content have been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. He was interviewed by almost every role model in this country and getting stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, and columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, and Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have been featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. Almost every famous person has been interviewed by him in the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward in a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work.
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